Minimally invasive repair of heart valve leaflets
US10695178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of repairing a heart valve provides intravascular access for repair of a heart valve through a ventricular trans-septal approach. An external guide catheter can be inserted through a vein of a patient into the right ventricle via the right atrium. An internal guide catheter can be inserted through the external guide and can provide access to the septum for a puncture tool to create an opening through the septum to the left ventricle. The internal guide can then be advanced into the left ventricle and used to guide a deployment catheter that deploys a repair device onto the heart valve.
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